Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Parental Leave
Commons · Question 25201 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether their Department offers its staff shared parental leave from their first working day.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 29 Jan 2025
No. The Civil Service Management Code states that, ‘Departments and agencies may only grant shared parental leave in accordance with the statutory requirements governing eligibility for this category of leave.’ Some staff may qualify for statutory shared ...